The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . the distance from the object. In the ordinary amateuroutfit the shutter speed cannot be materially increased and we must there-fore take the picture from further away. Experiment has pro\en that inorder to successfullv take pictures of rapidly moving horses, etc., from aposition near by and at right angles the shutter must work in from ,iy, to yttVuof a second (Muybridge claimed to ha\e used a shutter working in 75-77^- of asecond) and this extreme speed necessitates a special camera and lens as wellas a speci
The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . the distance from the object. In the ordinary amateuroutfit the shutter speed cannot be materially increased and we must there-fore take the picture from further away. Experiment has pro\en that inorder to successfullv take pictures of rapidly moving horses, etc., from aposition near by and at right angles the shutter must work in from ,iy, to yttVuof a second (Muybridge claimed to ha\e used a shutter working in 75-77^- of asecond) and this extreme speed necessitates a special camera and lens as wellas a special But there are tricks in all trades and satisfactorypictures of rapidly moving objects canbe readilv made by photographing themfrom partly in front as well as from areasonable distance. The accompanyingpicture of the Empire State E.\ at full speed, shows plainly whatcan be done in this direction. It wasmade with a Pocket Kodak and is agood illustration of what can be accom-plished by taking the picture from a Mu iJH L point at a considerable distance from. Ii»i;-u € ^tatr: the object and also somewhat ahead of it. By acting on tlfis hint theamateur can soon learn to take pictures of rapidlv mo\ing objects, and insuch a manner as to largely a\-oid the disagreeable blurring. ? For this special work we recommend tlie use of a Grallex Camera. OCT-DOOR ]IVRK. 25 STREET PHOTOGRAPHY. There are a few points that are essential to all those who are about toattempt street work, one of which is to work quickly, attracting as littleattention as possible ; another is to be able to take in a pleasing andattractive situation at a glance. By combining these we are enabled tomake exposures without the annoyance of useless and sometimes embarrass-ing questions and situations. This can easily be accomplished if one isfamiliar with all the workings of his camera, can le\el it quickly and makethe exposure the instant he has the obiecl in the right position in thefin
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